December 10, 1983 Season 9 episode
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|---|---|
| Episode | 167 |
| Season Episode | 8 |
| Host | Flip Wilson |
| Musical Guest(s) | Stevie Nicks |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Stand Back" "Nightbird" |
| Previous Episode December 3, 1983 |
Next Episode January 14, 1984 |
The 8th episode of Season 9 and the 167th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on December 10, 1983. It was hosted by comedian and actor Flip Wilson, the host of his own NBC's classic weekly variety series The Flip Wilson Show and CBS' short-lived sitcom Charlie & Co., with rock singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks as the musical guest. Joel Hodgson is a special guest. Flip Wilson's only time as host was made, and this was also the only musical guest stint on SNL for Stevie Nicks.
This was also Brad Hall's final episode as Saturday Night News anchor. Hall who anchored Saturday Night News (since 1982) for two years.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Jim Belushi
- Robin Duke
- Mary Gross
- Brad Hall
- Tim Kazurinsky
- Gary Kroeger
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Eddie Murphy
- Joe Piscopo
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dion's Cold Open | Dion's (Eddie Murphy) estranged Mother Geraldine (Flip Wilson) visits the salon. | |
| Monologue by Flip Wilson | Flip Wilson does a bit of "discontinued humor" the censor wouldn't approve for air, as he hosted for the only time. | |
| Unrequited Sex | Donna (Robin Duke) and Steve (Joe Piscopo) exchange gifts and innuendo. | |
| Airplane Restroom Attendant | An airplane attendant (Brad Hall) asked a stewardess (Mary Gross) for a bathroom. But he's accosted by a bathroom attendant (Flip Wilson). | |
| Unanswered Questions of the Universe | Havnagootiim Vishnuuerheer (Tim Kazurinsky) answers viewer-submitted mysteries. | |
| Hello, Trudy! | A call-in show's guest (Joe Piscopo) learns the show is more about appeasing its sole viewer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) than discussing his book. | |
| Stevie Nicks Performed "Stand Back" | ||
| Older Sisters Of The Young | Mary Tyler Moore (Mary Gross) demonstrates the holiday spirit of giving by "adopting" an attractive young medical student. | |
| Pudge & Solomon | Solomon (Eddie Murphy) rests his throbbing feet and chats with Pudge (Joe Piscopo). | |
| Guest Performance: Joel Hodgson | Joel Hodgson does a trick with a candle and Godzilla and shows off the many devices that turn him into "Agent J". | |
| Reverend Leroy | Fed up with another empty collection plate, Reverend Leroy (Flip Wilson) tries to inspire his flock to give. | |
| Crazy Weinstein | A manic pitchman (Jim Belushi) doesn't have anything to sell. Don't touch his hat. | |
| Shoe Tier | Walter (Gary Kroeger) stubbornly insists that the money he makes from tying Flip Wilson's laces is enough to keep afloat. | |
| Saturday Night News With Brad Hall | Not very many jokes in tonight's show, which are mostly par for the course, but Brad Hall goes out with a strong bit for what turned out to be his final show as the Saturday Night News anchor: the Cabbage Patch Cookbook, featuring various dolls mutilated into different dishes. Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Mary Gross) returns with a comment on the various ways the Christmas season provides sexual stimulation, pretty much the same Dr. Ruth bit as last time, but a little tighter this time around. Tim Kazurinsky criticizes Ballantine Books for publishing Blanche Knott's (real name Ashton Applewhite) Truly Tasteless Jokes and has some suggestions for next year's schedule. I got the impression Kazurinsky was serious about his dislike of the book, but this had some good jokes once the bit got going (favorites: The Alive! Cookbook, Nancy Drew's Unbearable Cramps, Pooh Gets an Aching in his Loins). This was Brad Hall's final episode as Saturday Night News anchor. | |
| Subterraneans | When subway passengers sing along to their portable radios, an advertisement for the classical station brings their fellow commuter (Tim Kazurinsky) some peace. | |
| Stevie Nick Performed "Nightbird" | ||
| Goodnights | Flip Wilson thanked everyone individually and gives the women kisses before jokingly telling the control room "...Y'all can just fade to black". Eddie Murphy appears on stage a bit later and gives Flip a big hug; he and Piscopo seem to be keeping their distance. |
| Preceded by: December 3, 1983 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 14, 1984 |